1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football
CCAA champion
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
AP No. 2 (small college)
1965 record 9–1 (5–0 CCAA)
Head coach Homer Beatty (3rd season)
Home stadium Rose Bowl
1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#4 AP / #2 UPI Cal St Los Angeles $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
#9 UPI Cal State Long Beach 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
San Diego State 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Fresno State 1 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Valley State 0 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State University, Los Angeles during the 1965 College Division football season.

Cal State Los Angeles competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-year head coach Homer Beatty, and played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They finished the season as champions of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 5–0 CCAA). In those ten games, the team outscored the opposition 264 to 97.

At the end of the regular season, Cal State Los Angeles qualified for the Camellia Bowl, which was the Western Regional Final in the College Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Diablos beat UC Santa Barbara in the game, 18–10. The year-end AP small college football poll had Cal State Los Angeles ranked second.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 18 at Bowling Green* University Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 43–0   9,474[1]
September 25 Cal Western[note 1]* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 35–8   4,850[2]
October 2 Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]* No. 8 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 41–0   4,919[3]
October 16 No. 5 San Diego State[note 3] No. 7 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 26–12   19,546[4]
October 23 at Fresno State[note 4] No. 4 Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA W 17–15[5]   13,455[6]
October 30 at Hawaii* No. 4 Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 37–7   14,000[7]
November 6 Cal Poly[note 5]*dagger No. 4 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 7–3   4,876[8]
November 13 at No. 5 Long Beach State[note 6] No. 3 Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA W 27–21   18,297[9]
November 20 Valley State[note 7] No. 3 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 56–0   2,774[10]
December 11 UC Santa Barbara No. 2 Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA (Camellia Bowl) W 18–10   3,500[11]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll.

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.[13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Don DavisDefensive Tackle225New York Giants
George YoungbloodDefensive Back797Los Angeles Rams
Jim WeatherwaxDefensive Tackle11150Green Bay Packers
Terry ParksTackle14202Los Angeles Rams

The following Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1966 AFL Draft.[13]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallAFL Team
Don DavisDefensive Tackle17San Diego Chargers

The following finished their Cal State Los Angeles career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Tom KennedyQuarterback1966 New York Giants

Notes

  1. ↑ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
  2. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  3. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  5. ↑ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  6. ↑ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  7. ↑ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "Diablos Succumb in Ohio Heat, 21-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 19, 1965. p. D-11. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Jeff Prugh (September 26, 1965). "Diablos Sputter, But Rip Western". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Jeff Prugh (September 26, 1965). "Jone Runs 93 for Diablos, 41-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-13. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Jeff Prugh (October 17, 1965). "Diablos Unleash 4th-Quarter Thunder to Top Aztecs, 26-12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Diablos Score Early, Hang On to Spill Fresno, 17-15". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1965. p. D-6. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Diablos Gallop by Hawaii, 37-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1965. p. III-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Diablos Hobble by Cal Poly (SLO), 7-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1965. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Jeff Prugh (November 14, 1965). "Diablos Too Much for 49ers, 27-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-11. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Diablos Accept Camellia Bid, Rout Valley State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1965. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Jeff Prugh (December 12, 1965). "Diablos Budding Pros Triumph in Mud Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-3. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1965 - Cal St.-Los Angeles". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  13. 1 2 "1966 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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